Against the Wall (1994 TV Movie)
10/10
The second grates film of all time, and the only greatest film ever directed by John Frankenheimer, and story written by Ron Hutchinson
24 August 2022
So this movie was as abstract or an actual theatrical release, simply a TV movie, but I loved it.

A movie on a scale like this is unbelievably great. Kyle, Harry, Samuel, Clarence, Bruce, Mark, and Carmen were great actors.

Music brilliantly composed by Gary Chang with the truncheon to pipe sound effect that marked the action scenes gave me goosebumps.

One of my favorite actors in the film was Clarence Williams III, he made such funny lines like "Hot Soup", "Stop eating, get that s@$! Over to the kitchen", "What's wrong with you man?!", and also his speech while arguing to commissioner Oswald (democrat) about the inmates own rights, the best scene, literally, and entirely, the most important of all scenes.

Samuel Jackson starts to be this Muhammad of a character, who's patient concerned about the system of the prisoners and officers rights. He was an almost lost cause for their justice. Not exactly a hero.

Carmen Argenziano is super attendant Vincent Mancusi, a man loyal to the state, New York, trying to protect the law from corruption. Though not a man of action, he was the main hero of the film. Mancusi, even though in real life, that hero died ten years ago, that historical figure should remembered and honored.

Lastly, Frederic Forrest. He played chief officer/lieutenant Weisbad. A rough character, and another favorite. Chrarcter who were war veterans are great. So underrated.

In memory of: John Frankenheimer (1930-2002), Clarence Williams III (1939-2021), Anne Heche (1969-2022), Harry Dean Stanton (1925-2017), Philip Bosco (1930-2018), and Carmen Argenziano (1947-2019)

Gone, but never forgotten.
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